IBM's new consentrating photovoltaic cell

[Jay]

IBM HAS BEEN WORKING ON A NEW TYPE OF CONSENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIV CELL. IT WORKS LIKE A FRESNEL LENS IN THAT IT FOCUSES THE RAYS OF THE SUN MUCH AS YOU WOULD WITH A MAGNIFING GLASS. THE DIFFERENCE IS THEY HAVE A WAY TO GAIN MORE ENERGY THAN BEFORE BECAUSE OF MATERIAL THEY HAD DEVELOPED TO KEEP MICROCHIPS COOL. IF YOU DON'T KNOW PROCESSORS LIKE IN YOU COMPUTERS MAIN PROCESSORS THE DUAL CORE IS TWO MUICROCHIPS RUNING AT THE SAME TIME. IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD YOUR COMPUTER CASE OPEN YOU KNOW YOUR MAIN PROSESSOR(S)
HAVE THEIR OWN FAN TO DISIPATE THE HEAT THEY GENERATE. THE NOISE YOUR COMPUTER MAKES IS MAINLY FANS COOLING THE POWER SUPPLY AND PROCESSORS.
SOME DAY THEY WILL OVER COME THIS ANNOYING FEATURE SOON I HOPE. BACK TO THE SOLAR CELL IT USES A LIQUID METAL TO COOL THE RAYS FROM THE SUN SO THAT THE PHOTONS CAN BE EXTRACTED FROM A FOCUSED CONSENTRATED BEAM. THIS ALLOW BIGGER CONSENTRATORS TO BE BUILT WITHOUT ALL THE EXPENSIVE SILICON. THE SOLAR CELLS ARE THERE JUST SHRUNKEN DOWN TO SMALLER SIZES THAT WORK WITH THE FOCUSED BEAM AND BECAUSE OF ibm RESEARCH ON COMPUTER PROCESSORS
AND COOLING TECHNOLOGY HOW COOL IS THAT. IBM TECHNOLOGY COST EFFECTIVE AND MORE EFFECIENT.